Statistics

Statistics- Collecting and analysing numerical data.

To some they are simply numbers, clinical, devoid of emotion. They are simply facts.

However it might be argued that some statisticus have the power to evoke an emotional response, particularly those regarding illness and death.

Some simply baffle their reader.  It might be suggested that to some people it becomes difficult to comprehend some statistics. I personally find it extremely difficult to process some of the information. This is perhaps because statistics are in number form. They dehumanise the subject, and also because more often than not, the figures are so high it becomes hard to imagine that number.

This is one of the ideas we have explored throughout this process. As a result of a discussion we discussed ways in which we can represent statistics, but rather than using numbers, we intend to use a visual language.

At the start of this process we all individually researched some statistics that we might use in the production. Please find below, some of the statistics that I found: